Smart tech ‘top threat to home security’

Cybercriminals ‘will exploit gadgets’ vulnerabilities’

Phones and smart home devices will become the biggest threat to consumers’ homes, a computer security company has warned.

With Android and Apple phones now a ubiquitous part of everyday life, and given the emergence of devices such as Google Home and Amazon Echo speakers, McAfee has predicted that cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities in our gadgets will emerge as a major threat in 2019.